diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 96bf3b4..7a6b01e 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -1935,17 +1935,17 @@ add_device (NMManager *self, NMDevice *device)
 		return;
 	}
 
 	nm_device_set_connection_provider (device, NM_CONNECTION_PROVIDER (priv->settings));
 
 	priv->devices = g_slist_append (priv->devices, device);
 
-	g_signal_connect (device, "state-changed",
-					  G_CALLBACK (manager_device_state_changed),
-					  self);
+	g_signal_connect_after (device, "state-changed",
+	                        G_CALLBACK (manager_device_state_changed),
+	                        self);
 
 	g_signal_connect (device, NM_DEVICE_AUTH_REQUEST,
 	                  G_CALLBACK (device_auth_request_cb),
 	                  self);
 
 	if (devtype == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI) {
 		/* Attach to the access-point-added signal so that the manager can fill